romney and humor. romney and talking. >> not great anecdote to choose. if i'm going to put a positive spin on all of these romney gaffes, i think it's that you know, he's a charitable guy, and he'd rather give to others. and what he is doing is giving to others. instead of -- >> wow. >> the democrats. >> yes. >> that was -- >> to everyone else. >> this was not a gaffe, i would argue a gaffe is when you say words like i like being able to fire people which you know, is slightly taken out of context, still doesn't sound good. this was a story, this was a story and i think a revealing moment. it was not -- it was really strange. he is sitting there talking about how his father, chuckle chuckle closed a factory. i mean, i don't see -- there is no good way to describe this. this was not a gaffe. but i think this was the worst of a lot of in a string of really unfortunate statements that he has made since january. >> left in stitches by the story, so humorous, i was on the floor. >> you have nothing left. you're spent. >> the only serious analysis i'd offer is